Proverbs 15:4-6

International Standard Version

⁴ A gentle statement^[a] is a tree of life,
    but perverted speech shatters the spirit.

⁵ A fool rejects his father’s instructions,
    but anyone who respects^[b] reproof acts sensibly.

⁶ The righteous house is itself^[c] a great treasure,
    but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.